Helpful Tip!
Where can I find the date of a Web page?
Usually the date is available at the bottom of the Web page. It may state last updated, last modified or last reviewed.
Hint!
If there is no date available then use (n.d.) for no date.
For more tips on citing government sources, check out the Government Publication section under the Books tab.
General Format
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Government Author, Year)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Government Author, Year, page or paragraph number [if available])
References:
Government Name. Name of Government Agency. (Year). Title of document: Subtitle
(Report No. xxx [if available]). URL of specific document
Example
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Environment Canada, 2004)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Environment Canada, 2004)
References:
Environment Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service. (2004). The 1995 peregrine falcon survey in
Canada. U. Banasch & G. Holroyd (Eds). (Occasional Paper no. 110). http://www.c
TIP: To abbreviate or not abbreviate?
QUESTION: If I am citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the in-text citation, do I need to use the full name or can I just use CDC?
ANSWER: If the corporate author names (corporations, organizations, and government agencies) are readily identified by an abbreviation, you should include the full name in the first citation along with the abbreviation in brackets and then use the abbreviation in all other subsequent in-text citations.
Example: First in-text citation
Example: Subsequent in-text citations
